Not only this temple but there are certain other temples which have normalized sexual practise through its vivid portrayal of erotism and still we would ban porn because it is not in Indian culture and it puts our “sanskriti” in a bad light.

Instead of focusing on how sex education is important amongst teenagers, we are focusing on issues like porn and its impact on our culture. In the race of proving Indian sanskriti to be pure and void of such ideas we are losing onto the main issue of how porn impacts teenagers. Porn and sex ed have inverse relationship. Most teenagers learn about sexual practice through observational learning. The more teenagers will observe acts in porn, more they will learn acts which could prove harmful to people involved in the act.

Have we ever wondered or even remotely thought about how porn has negatively impacted young generation? Porn lays the foundation of unhealthy ideas in teenagers, what they see in porn is what they learn. No teenager after watching porn will try to find out its back story, how was it made or what precautions were taken while filming. All they will take out of it is unrealistic expectations and will probably try to replicate such actions. Having no proper guidance or someone to confide in they will behave recklessly and would end up hurting themselves or their partners. It will not only lead to physical danger but also psychological issues. These problems could last for lifetime.

Why cannot we have proper sex education classes for students where they learn between what is healthy sexual practice and what is not? When our ancestors were not afraid of depicting erotism in temples then why are we not able to teach teenagers what is a healthy touch? If we go look at the sculptures, they have represented images where more than two people are engaged in one sexual practice which these days is considered as a “taboo”. All we need is someone to give teenagers basic knowledge so that when they engage in sexual practice, they don’t harm themselves or their partners. Instead of deriving knowledge from porn they deserve to know the difference between unrealistic or realistic acts.

Should banning porn be our main issue or educating teenagers about healthy sexual practices? First step towards this could be not treating sexual activity as a taboo. Educating teenagers about healthy practice could be one of the steps toward complete psychological development.